Journal article
The expanding host tree species spectrum of Cryptococcus gattii and Cryptococcus neoformans and their isolations from surrounding soil in India
Abstract
This study reports the widespread prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii in decayed wood inside trunk hollows of 14 species representing 12 families of trees and from soil near the base of various host trees from Delhi and several places in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Chandigarh Union Territory. Of the 311 trees from which samples were obtained, 64 (20.5%) were found to contain strains of …
Authors
Randhawa HS; Kowshik T; Chowdhary A; Preeti Sinha K; Khan ZU; Sun S; Xu J
Journal
Medical Mycology, Vol. 46, No. 8, pp. 823–833
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
January 2008
DOI
10.1080/13693780802124026
ISSN
1369-3786